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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $502.38/cwt -19.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,110/hd at 420 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $516.20/cwt -33.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 388 lb · 10 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $362.95/cwt -26.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,479/hd at 683 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 189 286 198
Feeder cattle 125 243 165
Slaughter cattle 56 38 30
Replacement cattle 8 5 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls ., Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,392 —
300–342 fancy 325 4 540.00–580.00 $569.15 $1,850 —
425–435 fancy 430 2 540.00–575.00 $557.30 $2,396 —
495 fancy 495 1 512.50 $512.50 $2,537 —
525 525 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,310 -12.50
555 555 1 457.50 $457.50 $2,539 -12.50
610 value added 610 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,806 +30.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,850 —
850 850 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,635 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,188 —
265–275 270 2 475.00–480.00 $477.45 $1,289 —
276 fancy 276 4 575.00 $575.00 $1,587 —
315 fancy 315 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,575 —
355–370 fancy 365 6 505.00–517.50 $508.29 $1,855 —
380–385 383 2 485.00–492.50 $488.77 $1,872 —
400–446 fancy 420 23 490.00–515.00 $502.38 $2,110 -19.19
465 fancy 465 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,255 +5.00
480–490 483 3 445.00–447.50 $445.84 $2,153 -12.91
534 fancy 534 5 457.50 $457.50 $2,443 —
535 value added 535 2 420.00–427.50 $423.75 $2,267 -19.49
540 540 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 —
555–565 value added 560 4 407.50–440.00 $421.86 $2,362 -14.33
550–585 572 3 385.00–400.00 $394.93 $2,259 +20.06
600 600 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,040 —
617 value added 617 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,514 +12.21
665–695 683 10 342.50–367.50 $362.95 $2,479 —
745 745 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,570 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,376 —
440 440 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,936 —
455 455 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 —
705 705 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,221 +17.80
800 800 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,080 —
960 960 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 fancy 340 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,751 —
376–395 fancy 381 4 525.00–550.00 $543.52 $2,071 -6.48
385–397 393 6 480.00–502.50 $497.98 $1,957 —
410–445 fancy 420 5 520.00–540.00 $529.15 $2,222 -22.47
420 420 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,058 —
465–480 472 4 472.50–495.00 $479.94 $2,265 —
502 502 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,259 —
605 605 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 450.00–460.00 $454.82 $1,910 —
470–490 482 3 460.00–462.50 $460.85 $2,221 —
505–540 523 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,249 —
685 685 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,346 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1095 988 85-90% 2 122.50–125.00 $123.89 $1,224 -11.13
905–1070 993 85-90% 4 152.00–164.00 $158.56 $1,575 +23.54
950–1050 1008 85-90% 8 170.00–195.00 $182.19 $1,836 —
935–1110 1046 85-90% 5 130.00–138.00 $131.95 $1,380 -16.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,774 —
1075–1490 1264 80-85% 7 170.00–203.00 $188.61 $2,384 —
1210–1355 1291 80-85% 5 155.00–165.00 $161.36 $2,083 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 197.00 $197.00 $3,122 —
1670 1670 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,756 -15.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1535 1498 2 205.00–207.00 $206.03 $3,086 +27.03
1540 1540 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,772 —
1010–2100 1592 10 213.00–240.00 $225.32 $3,587 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1060 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 205.00–207.50 $206.35 $2,033
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,456
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)Open 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,968

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1275 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,350.00–3,550.00 $2,964.53

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.